January 2019: Table of Contents

January 2, 2019

Site Staff,

Features

Thrifty Rich Locals

How four locals who weren’t born into family money have made it, saved it and are passing it on. Plus: 33 money-saving tips, life hacks, shopping savvy and more.

by don wallace

A Journey of Ethnic Proportions

Hurricane threats, new fees and money troubles have suddenly forced some of Honolulu’s decades-old ethnic festivals to pivot and change course in the past few years. Some canceled. Others flourished. But adapting while keeping traditions alive is no small feat. It shows that what happens behind the scenes makes all the difference.

By JAYNA OMAYE

Sour Poi Awards

Looking back on the offbeat, obscure and outrageous news of 2018.

by ROBBIE DINGEMAN

Calabash

January Picks

Mark your calendar for a run through black-lit bubbles, 1800s-style Hawaiian music, mochi pounding and more this month.

By Christi Young

Show Us the Funny

Comedians Gabriel Iglesias and Anjelah Johnson return.

BY STACEY MAKIYA

Da Meter

Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF

Legislative Bingo

Find out what’s going on at the state Legislature this session with a rousing game of our own version of bingo. Grab a few snacks to use as markers and play along.

BY ROBBIE DINGEMAN

SEE ALSO: The Year That Was 2018

Quote Unquote: Hawai‘i Youth Symphony music director John Devlin

After a competitive nationwide search last year, New York native John Devlin, 33, was selected as the Hawai‘i Youth Symphony’s music director from a pool of more than 80 candidates. He replaces beloved maestro Henry Miyamura, who retired after 33 years. Devlin, who served as music director of two youth orchestras in Virginia and the cover conductor of the acclaimed National Symphony Orchestra, hopes to expand music programs in underserved communities and inspire the next generation of musicians and leaders.

Interview by jayna omaye

Field Guide: 1600 Kalākaua Avenue

Field Guide tells the stories of people and businesses along Honolulu’s streets. This month: colorful fabrics, a mean sandwich and a mini Statue of Liberty.

By James Charisma

From Our Files: Barefoot Football Season Opener Draws 15,000 in 1937

This uniquely Hawai‘i adaptation of America’s rising pastime was played without pads and substituted slick ballhandling, shifty moves and multitalented stars in rolled-up dungarees. Totally homegrown and loosely organized, its inclusiveness and popularity would be the envy of local sports teams today.